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To anyone who does not know, the group here at BP.com is having a friendly competition in 2003. Many of us will be growing seeds from the SAME pumpkin to see who can do the best with it! Anyone is welcome to join, and the seeds will be made available sometime soon. In addition to braging rights and good old-fashion fun, Steve(3) has generously offered an 845 Bobier as a prize to the winner, THANKS STEVE! Seed votes are being accepted through 6pm central standard time this Saturday. Your vote must be E-mailed to Me or Steveman to be counted. To see a list of the seeds that are available, please review the post below " BP 2003 Competition Seed Vote". Thanks and good luck to everyone! Mike/ Steve

12/13/2002 5:02:28 PM

Indiana

Vote for me!!! Vote for me!!!! (801.5 x 974) I Dont know the weight....tends to happen when you got 100 fruit.

If you dont, and still want to grow one of my crosses....send me an email.


Tom Beachy

12/13/2002 5:20:30 PM

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With a little more than 6 hours to go, Ken's 840 is in first place. We have a three way tie fighting for second. Tom Beachy's 801.5 x 974 cross, the 537 Hildebrand and the 803.4 Davies. As it is, it would take 10 votes to catch first place. Can they do it, or is it over?!!!!!! Only time will tell.....We should have the results posted tonight or on Sunday. Mike

12/14/2002 12:35:05 PM

No Place Special

3 and 1/2 hours to go!!! Right now the 840 is on top and the 801.5 x 974 cross is in second place. I know there is still a few votes waiting out there....keep them coming!

12/14/2002 3:09:16 PM

Chesterfield, MO

And the winner is(drum roll please)....

12/14/2002 8:24:19 PM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

So whats going on here then?

12/15/2002 4:32:31 PM

No Place Special

sorry.....The Winner is the 840 Desrosiers!!! Congrats Ken! The 840 had more than twice the votes as second place. FYI second place was Tom Beachy's 801.5 x 974 cross and 3rd place is 537 Hildebrand. AS a first place prize, Steve Davies will be providing an 845 Bobier and BigPumpkins.com is giving a one of a kind sweatshirt. Boily (Ben Boyton) one of our over seas growers is currently growing an 845 Bobier and is selfing it. If it produces, he has offered 20 of it's seeds to our prize package. In addition, Steve and I are in the process of contacting some Heavy Hitters to round up a few more donations. If all goes well, id like to develop a first, second and maybe a third place prize package. Anyone wishing to make a donation please let us know. Lets make this a wonderful start to what can be a great BP.com tradition! Mike/Steve

12/15/2002 5:16:22 PM

Key West, FL

Its good to see something positive going on.

12/15/2002 5:50:58 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

I'd like to join in...but I need an 840.

12/15/2002 6:08:01 PM

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Don't Wory, we will get an 840 for everyone who wants one! Will let everyone know how to get one soon.....how do you want to do it Ken?

12/15/2002 6:18:06 PM

No Place Special

Don't Wory, we will get an 840 for everyone who wants one! Will let everyone know how to get one soon.....how do you want to do it Ken?

12/15/2002 6:18:14 PM

No Place Special

Don't Wory, we will get an 840 for everyone who wants one! Will let everyone know how to get one soon.....how do you want to do it Ken???

12/15/2002 6:18:26 PM

No Place Special

Don't Wory, we will get an 840 for everyone who wants one! Will let everyone know how to get one soon.....how do you want to do it Ken???

12/15/2002 6:18:38 PM

No Place Special

LOL...Sorry!!!

12/15/2002 6:19:19 PM

canal winchester ohio

Calm down Mike, have a drink :)

12/15/2002 6:28:53 PM

No Place Special

ROFLOL OKAY OKAY....you buying!!!!LOL

12/15/2002 7:41:01 PM

Quebec,Canada

When growing in this fun compitition are we going to be aloud to cross polinate or does it have to be self polinated?

12/15/2002 7:50:50 PM

No Place Special

You can pollinate with whatever you want! The pollinating plant will have no size affect on the pumpkin your growing on the 840.

12/15/2002 7:56:18 PM

Ontario

Walcott,

Is that somebody impersonating you, posting all those posts

drew

12/15/2002 8:03:15 PM

Quebec,Canada

lol

12/15/2002 8:05:41 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

Walcott, here is a good way to help raise the prize money. Everyone who is going to grow the 840, has to enter with a $5.00 or $ 10.00 fee to register. sounds great to me.

12/15/2002 8:45:42 PM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

Well done Mike and Steve!
I got my 840 seeds in the last day or two,they were so big and heavy they incurred extra postal charges,lookin good.

12/16/2002 2:49:09 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

I need some!

12/16/2002 6:12:37 AM

Chesterfield, MO

me 2

12/16/2002 8:09:39 AM

Pulaski Tn blkcloud@igiles.net

mE 3

12/16/2002 9:19:01 AM

Myrtle Creek, Oregon

Me 4 (thought I just as well jump in here,LOL.)

12/16/2002 9:30:07 AM

No Place Special

I see Ken added some more 840s to the seed page!!!! Go get em!!!!

12/16/2002 10:56:31 AM

Greene County, Pa.

me 4
I got my seeds for the moth alredy....:( have to wait till January,...lol

12/16/2002 2:25:08 PM

Greene County, Pa.

me 5 sorry....lol

12/16/2002 2:26:48 PM

Connecticut, USA

I will be adding more in January too, so don't worry if you didn't get a pack of 840's yet. I only packaged up 200 seeds (100 packs of 2) so far.

12/16/2002 2:40:09 PM

Edmonton, Canada

Ordered mine today, this should be fun!

12/16/2002 3:22:23 PM

Webster, NY

I might have missed it, but if our friends in Australia also compete in this contest, will you have to wait until their growing season is over? We start in April, they finish the next April (I think). Just curious.

12/16/2002 3:44:20 PM

No Place Special

I think all entries will need to be weighed or measured between Jan 1st 2003 and November 1st 2003....This should cover almost everyone. Any opinions? Mike

12/16/2002 5:17:11 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Hey if Boily is pollenating flowers 17 feet out on the vine now and has 90 days of fruit time...he'll be done mid march and we can test his seeds like he's testing the Koch now! Don't see how we can get northern and southern hemispheres on track without picking a seed and someone waiting a year!! Any ideas Boily and DU!

12/16/2002 5:52:53 PM

Sydney, Australia

My season begins in mid October and ends in April, so I think that rules us Australian's and New Zealander's out of the contest. You guys wouldn't wait 6 months to see if we bettered your efforts with the chosen seed(840)But thanks Dave and Chuck for thinking of us..... Maybe I could build a huge heated hothouse and grow at the same time...... not unless I win the lottery.....LOL. If any of you want to test some Australian seeds, let me know and I will be able to send them over in time for planting.....like Clancy, Case, Pumpkinpal, David G and Randoo did.(Sorry I couldn't plant em all) If your after seeds with heat resistance the offspring from my plants might have it. Especially from the 845 plant. It hardly wilts at all and we are getting 100F every second day here and up to 115F some days. Its offspring may have even better heat tolerance???

12/17/2002 7:07:25 AM

In the shade - PDX, OR

AHHH!! More 840s available!!!

ok good there was 9 available when I submitted my request.
The 3 Bucks will be well worth 2 chances of growing WWW2.

Thanks for the heads up and Happy Holidays.
Ceis

8 more are left - Good Luck

12/17/2002 2:39:24 PM

Los Angeles, CA

where do we send the $$?

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

12/18/2002 1:35:36 PM